Dan Gould

This is fucking infuriating. Large Discogs order of CDs ... shipped from NJ. Tracking now says it went to Dayton Ohio and was delivered and left with an individual. Either USPS tracking is completely wonky or I am permanently screwed as seller has the "won't be responsible for 'lost, stolen ..." shipping condition and I never ask for insurance. And yes, if you're wondering, there is a South County Line Rd in Dayton.

New photo found of Percy with George Kelly and Leonard Gaskin, prior to their appearance at the Bern Jazz Festival 1987 with Sammy Price's Two Tenor Boogie. From left to right: Charlie Gabriel (sax), Leroy Jones (tp), George Kelly (sax), Percy France (sax), Leonard Gaskin (cb), Clive Wilson (tp), Lucien Barbarin (tb).

I found a sealed LP copy something like 20 years ago, pretty sure it set me back a dollar. I bought it solely to distribute to anyone interested, given that I have absolutely zero use or interest in anything Tyrone Washington ever did.

UP, to remind people to tune in at 9 pm TONIGHT for Sascha Feinstein's Jazz Standards, originating from WVIA and covering the career of Percy France. I recently became aware that three tunes on the playlist originate from Allen Lowe's archives and are heard by the general public for the very first time. https://www.wvia.org/radio/

Penny looks like she is about to burst (sorry no photo handy) so ... horse baby photos in the next 2-3 weeks. Sue has a buyer lined up already but specifically for an all-white (or few-spot) colt, so you know what I am hoping for.

Keep her happy then!

I encountered Ben Sidran first on VH1, back when they kinda/sorta programmed some jazz-dedicated programs(?). Perhaps it was BET instead. He struck me as a pre-Kramer hipster doofus and I am sure it effected my interest in the rest of his oeuvre.

So what say you?

Already being host of the digital files it makes perfect sense ... and congrats on retirement. (And I had no idea that had happened. I recall you mentioned being too busy with work but retirement - you seem way too young but if you have the years in, good for you.)

That's not Wayne with Lee and Art?

This is completely beyond my comprehension.

No one should ever, and I mean, freaking ever record "God Only Knows". The original recording is sheer perfection, and as shown by the steakhouse video above, Carl Wilson is the first, last and only person to do it justice.

This is a bit of shock and 71 is certainly too young. My favorite Hurt movies/performances are Body Heat and especially The Big Chill. I know the latter gets mixed reviews but it came out as I was developing strong bonds with a group of people at college, and so the themes were very real to me at the time. I don't know how many times I've repeated "I could have, I chose not to. I'm not hung up on this completion thing."

Look for Businessman's Bounce - I used "Straighten Up and Fly Right" on January's BFT.

Thanks for reminding me to check on that element of the deal that the PA refused to negotiate in good faith on - the bonus pool for pre-arb players. As far as I can tell, demands (in millions) went like this: $115 $110 $120 final number $50 mil. Turns out it never was that important but you wouldn't know it by how the PA behaved, until the very end.

https://billeasley.bandcamp.com/ A bit short, I guess, for the CD era but the tracks sound awfully good - will be purchasing soon. Should probably purchase today if its Bandcamp Friday?

Very sad to hear this news, Bill was a nice guy. I also recall his last post about Covid but also believe I recall a mention here or on Facebook about Multiple Myeloma and if that were true its easy to imagine that a Covid infection could be much more dangerous. RIP.

So another marathon session and another meeting later today. Would love it if MLB responds to whatever PA counter-proposes by going backward on 2 or 3 of the things that they conceded ground on before. Taste of their own damn medicine. Edit to add: Too bad they won't. But they should.

Pulled out Loose Walk, Heartaches, Satin Doll for this morning's listening.

This conversation led me to dig out some 1980s private recordings by Dex ... discovered that I have the one Georghe references. It's hardly great yet also weirdly interesting. What I listened to didn't fall apart completely, almost a high-wire act waiting to see what would happen. I also listened to a performance from March 1982, ironically matching Dex and Johnny Griffin, two folks who would drink mortal men far under the table, if stories of consumption are to be believed. They both sound terrific.

Thank you, Agustín. Were you aware that in the CD era quite a number of other Montmartre shows were issued? 7 or so between 2003-2004 including a lone additional one in 2012, per Discogs. Kenny Drew is on most of them and they were no-brainers to pick up, for me.

Yes but possibly not earliest ... discogs and allmusic aren't that helpful in terms of timing of releases, Discogs is skipping the Montmartre (Dex in Radioland) LPs and allmusic puts it among the BN recordings, chronologically. I wonder when those Dex recordings were actually released.

I really have to revisit and I am not even 100% certain I still have it. There was a time I purchased any Steeplechase Dex I saw, and I know I liked the original two LPs ... then I think I went thru a period where I realized there had been a period where Jackie's style absorbed "new thing" influences which I was never thrilled with. I think at some point I realized Dex with Kenny Drew and no other horn offered a more consistently pleasurable listening experience. Like I said I need to revisit and not sure I can with any ease.